Black Hill · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Black Hill

How families and households are made up across the area.

Few people live in each home in Black Hill, where the typical household size is just 1.8 people. This is well below the South Australian figure of 2.4. Small households are the norm here, with a high number of residents living on their own.

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📍 Black Hill, Suburb / Locality

Where Black Hill sits — Average household size

1.8
  • 1.5–1.6: 490 areas
  • 1.6–1.8: 168 areas
  • 1.8–1.9: 642 areas
  • 1.9–2.1: 816 areas
  • 2.1–2.2: 1854 areas
  • 2.2–2.4: 1319 areas
  • 2.4–2.5: 2753 areas
  • 2.5–2.7: 1349 areas
  • 2.7–2.8: 2332 areas
  • 2.8–3.0: 805 areas
  • 3.0–3.1: 1044 areas
  • 3.1–3.3: 289 areas
  • 3.3–3.4: 386 areas
  • 3.4–3.6: 110 areas
  • 3.6–3.7: 85 areas
  • 3.7–3.9: 40 areas
  • 3.9–4.0: 258 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Black Hill — lower than 91% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Black Hill1.8
5353, SA 2.4
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

Small homes dominate the area, with 40% containing two people and 32% containing just one. This means people living alone are much more common here than in most other areas, sitting well above the national figure of 25.6%.

1.8

Lower than 91% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 1.5
  • 2021: 1.8

Average number of people usually resident per household.

Household size

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In Black Hill, 2 people is the majority at 56%; 1 person is next at 44%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

More than half of families in Black Hill are couples without children, who make up 53.3% of the total. One-parent families account for 13.3%, which is higher than in most similar areas and about the same as the Australian average.

13.3%

Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2016: 20.0%
  • 2021: 13.3%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Black Hill, Couples without children is the majority at 57%; Couples with children is next at 29%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Black Hill [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40112/black-hill/topic/family-households